The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Second Lieutenant Jean M. H. Charron, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 5th Regiment, Mounted Chasseurs, Army of France, north of Daucourt, France, September 14 – 15, 1918. After maintaining contact with the enemy all night in an outpost position near the Bois-des-Hautes Epines, Lieutenant Charron, by skillful maneuvering, led his platoon in a successful attack on the wood, capturing 35 prisoners, including three officers, advancing the line more than a kilometer.